English Dictionary

give someone what-for

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To admonish or berate; to speak angrily at somebody.

日本語の意味

叱る（激しく非難・注意してお説教する）

If a manager discovers an employee sabotaged a project, he will likely give someone what-for in front of the team.

管理者が従業員がプロジェクトを妨害したことを知ったら、チームの前でその人をこっぴどく叱るだろう。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To admonish or berate; to speak angrily at somebody.

He really gave the kid what-for about the baseball through his window.

gives someone what-for （ present singular third-person ）

giving someone what-for （ participle present ）

gave someone what-for （ past ）

given someone what-for （ participle past ）